ENVIRONMENTAL LAW CASE NOTES

R (on the application of ClientEarth) v. The Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs [2013] UKSC 25
6 June 2013
Author(s): Elizabeth Kelsey
Member(s) of Chambers involved in this case: Kassie Smith QC

In these judicial review proceedings, ClientEarth challenged the UK's draft air quality plans for reduction of levels of the air pollutant nitrogen dioxide. In addition, it sought a declaration that limit levels set out in EU ...

High Court Ends 23 Years of Uncertainty over Pet Markets Ban
11 July 2006
Member(s) of Chambers involved in this case: Paul Harris QC, Alan Bates

In a judgment that will be of considerable interest to local authorities and environmental groups, the High Court has clarified the interpretation of the Pet Animals Act 1951 in relation to the selling of animals as pets at markets ...